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. >> we take a look at an experiment currency in massachusetts, that could be going global. [ ♪ theme ] >>> hello and welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. >> vietnam braces for typhoon haiyan. 300,000 people have been evacuated as a storm is expected to make land fall there sunday. in the philippines people are dealing with the aftermath of what is considered the worst storm on record. more than 100 people are dead after the storms struck the island on friday. leyte was the hardest hit. south-west of manila. it caused landslides, blew off roads and shut down electricity. >> for more, we are joined by mar margo ortiguez. what is the scope of the devastation? >> the full extent the government can't begin to estimate. we are seeing pictures of the worst areas - way beyond the first 24 hours since the storm hit. particularly on leyte island many homes - in fact, some witnesses are saying all the homes on that island have been destroyed. this is not a small island of fishing villages, there was a full-blown city, almost 2 million inhabitants, concrete
. >> we take a look at an experiment currency in massachusetts, that could be going global. [ ♪ theme ] >>> hello and welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. >> vietnam braces for typhoon haiyan. 300,000 people have been evacuated as a storm is expected to make land fall there sunday. in the philippines people are dealing with the aftermath of what is considered the worst storm on record. more than 100 people are dead after the storms...
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introduced by senator ed markey of massachusetts. he just joined this year. he is one of the leading clean energy advocates on capitol hill. he cosponsored the climate change bill in 2009 with waxman, he has been planning he wanted this to be his first legislation in the senate. it says electric utilities have to provide 25% of their electricity from renewable solar, -- wind., geothermal, by 2020 five. electric utilities and natural gas have to meet efficiency targets within a period. the second was introduced by tom udall and mike udall. their first cousins, they had a similar bill, 25% by 2025 renewable energy requirement, i don't believe they had the efficiency with theirs. the raf -- ref is popular at the state level. ranging fromevels 15% to 25% over the next decade or decade and a half. it is popular among clean energy advocates and environmentalists, it does not have a lot of chance of gaining traction in this congress. republicans are in charge of the house, they're very resistant to any sort of mandate, that is what an ref is. about realng energies a
introduced by senator ed markey of massachusetts. he just joined this year. he is one of the leading clean energy advocates on capitol hill. he cosponsored the climate change bill in 2009 with waxman, he has been planning he wanted this to be his first legislation in the senate. it says electric utilities have to provide 25% of their electricity from renewable solar, -- wind., geothermal, by 2020 five. electric utilities and natural gas have to meet efficiency targets within a period. the...
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berkshares is a local currency for the boston region the massachusetts. its device was a way to strengthen the comm. >> when you have burke shares, you may not go to mcdonald's. >> at 25 alice's job is to convince customers. >> we have local heroes on the front, artwork on the back. 140,000 bills have been released. >> a lot of this sounds crazy. >> it's not all hippy dip iing businesses. they are excavators, dentists and lawyers. >> there's a discount built into the exchange rate. $20 gets you 20 berkshares and an extra dollar. it's a 5% discount, but it can hurt businesses once they convert back to dollars. >> i can't may the electricity money or vendors with berkshares. the retailers take the hit. we are not urn happy. >> in amsterdam ta nonprofit extended a half million grant to start offering berkshare loans. >> the formal banking system is not willing to support small and local entertrieses. by introducing the loan system been the berkshare currency. it's an important step. for now it's seen as a way to connect with neighbours. >> i'm showing you it
berkshares is a local currency for the boston region the massachusetts. its device was a way to strengthen the comm. >> when you have burke shares, you may not go to mcdonald's. >> at 25 alice's job is to convince customers. >> we have local heroes on the front, artwork on the back. 140,000 bills have been released. >> a lot of this sounds crazy. >> it's not all hippy dip iing businesses. they are excavators, dentists and lawyers. >> there's a discount built...
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bill in massachusetts on a line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. stope one comment will when the president said -- i have one comment. when the president says, if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. , retirede like myself and health insurance. for the 85% of those he said that to that it was true and not a lie, is that true? thet: one of the things administration was at pains to do was that there would not be a distraction for people. that site was worth noting. the main provisions of the health law are designed to target people in the individual insurance market who do not have coverage and will be coming in to the market. when the president says only a small number of people are affected him a it is still perhaps the case that one of the things he was talking about is the insurance market for the individual. there is a lot of discussion about whether he was telling the truth or not and people are seeing it different ways. what was coming out of the white house leading up to that thursday interview where the white house apologized on
bill in massachusetts on a line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. stope one comment will when the president said -- i have one comment. when the president says, if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. , retirede like myself and health insurance. for the 85% of those he said that to that it was true and not a lie, is that true? thet: one of the things administration was at pains to do was that there would not be a distraction for people. that site was worth noting....